sunny morning
with no wind
the quiet image
of orange daylilies
in bloom
Ellen Grace Olinger
Summer Poems
roses in the sun
some ending
some beginning
and some in full bloom
good to grow older
wildflowers grow
by fields of corn
words of poetry
uplift my soul
keep me strong
hosta
blue chicory
Queen Anne’s lace
and daylilies
July in Wisconsin
Ellen Grace Olinger
old roses
old roses
now in bloom
a few petals fall
from the blue vase
caught by a poem
Published in SMILE, 2011.
Ellen Grace Olinger
sometimes
sometimes
many years
needed to write
a poem
in a few minutes
I may think about something for a long time, write a few notes, and then a poem seems to write itself. Reading many authors also is a great help, and practice. Always learning.
Ellen Grace Olinger
green plant
green plant
by the window
lily flowers past
beauty continues
another way
Ellen Grace Olinger
gardens growing
gardens growing
long before we came here
how deep the roots
must be and decades old
planted in God’s earth
more colors of blue
in Lake Michigan today
than I can name
the wonder of always learning
dreaming new dreams
Ellen Grace Olinger
More Blessings
more blessings
to bestow
orange tulip petals
in a bowl of water
by the window
clouds and yet
enough light
to fill a jam jar
with the last
of the carnations
Ellen Grace Olinger
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